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"modest proposals" are inherently tongue-in-cheek. OP is suggesting that current policy is nearly as inhumane.
by rexpop 8y ago
"modest proposals" are inherently tongue-in-cheek. OP is suggesting that current policy is nearly as inhumane.
- akoumis 8y agoYou are giving OP benefit of the doubt, certainly the people responding riffing on this "joke" are not viewing the remark with much nuance Disgusting
- darkpuma 8y agoSwift's essay is commonly assigned reading in American public schools. The sarcasm of the essay is made clear to every middle school student who reads it.